New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
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The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) is a centre of creative and artistic excellence, dedicated to the study of fine crafts and design
. Its campus is located in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick
, Canada
, near the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
. The College features a studio-based education with an entrepreneurship focus, recognized with a Bachelor of Applied Arts
(BAA) offered in partnership with the University of New Brunswick
(UNB), a Certificate
in Foundation Visual Arts, a Diploma of Advanced Study, and diploma
s in Aboriginal Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Fine Craft, Integrated Media, Photography and Textiles. The school has a student body of approximately 300 and close to 70 full-time and part-time faculty members.
The College’s current Director is Michael Maynard, a practicing graphic designer, former President of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
and the Canadian Crafts Federation
, and founding Director of the School of Design at George Brown College
.
, drew participants from Atlantic Canada and throughout New England.
In the sixties what was known as The Crafts School moved to more permanent quarters in Second World War huts on the banks of the Saint John River in Fredericton, offering year-round programs in traditional craft disciplines. In the early eighties the school moved into a 1920s-era warehouse in downtown Fredericton, and under the leadership of George Fry, joined the New Brunswick Community College
system (NBCC), and expanded its curriculum to include design disciplines.
Michael Maynard was appointed Director in 2007 following the resignation of Principal Robert Kavanagh, and is leading the College through a major transformation process. In 2010, following recommendations related to The Action Plan for Transformation of Post-Secondary Education in New Brunswick, the College left NBCC, remaining within the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
, but with a new mandate as a provincial centre of artistic and creative excellence. This designation and vision for a larger, more comprehensive college of the visual arts, has resulted in expanded facilities, new programs, new Canadian and international partnerships, new Continuing Education options, and significant enrolment growth.
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
. Its campus is located in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, near the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is a small art gallery on the southwest bank of the Saint John River at the edge of the central business district of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada...
. The College features a studio-based education with an entrepreneurship focus, recognized with a Bachelor of Applied Arts
Bachelor of Applied Arts
The Bachelor of Applied Arts, often abbreviated as BAA or B.A.A. is an undergraduate degree. The term 'Applied' means that the degree is vocational in nature, and not research-oriented.-Usage:...
(BAA) offered in partnership with the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
(UNB), a Certificate
Academic certificate
An academic certificate is a document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests.In many countries, certificate is a qualification attained in secondary education. For instance, students in the Republic of Ireland sit the Junior Certificate...
in Foundation Visual Arts, a Diploma of Advanced Study, and diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
s in Aboriginal Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Fine Craft, Integrated Media, Photography and Textiles. The school has a student body of approximately 300 and close to 70 full-time and part-time faculty members.
The College’s current Director is Michael Maynard, a practicing graphic designer, former President of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada is Canada's national graphic design association. It is a member-based organization of design professionals, educators, administrators, students, and associates in communications, marketing, media and design-related fields.The GDC was founded in 1956,...
and the Canadian Crafts Federation
Canadian Crafts Federation
The Canadian Crafts Federation is the only national arts service organization representing provincial and territorial craft councils and the Canadian crafts sector....
, and founding Director of the School of Design at George Brown College
George Brown College
George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario...
.
History
In 1938 the New Brunswick provincial government launched an outreach program designed to train its rural population in hand weaving, providing supplemental income to their traditional work in fishing, farming and forestry. The program was suspended during the Second World War, but during the fifties, under the leadership of Dr Ivan Crowell, a summer schedule of handicraft workshops, delivered near the recently created Fundy National ParkFundy National Park
Fundy National Park is located on the Bay of Fundy, near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. The Park showcases both seashore habitats and highland Acadian forests...
, drew participants from Atlantic Canada and throughout New England.
In the sixties what was known as The Crafts School moved to more permanent quarters in Second World War huts on the banks of the Saint John River in Fredericton, offering year-round programs in traditional craft disciplines. In the early eighties the school moved into a 1920s-era warehouse in downtown Fredericton, and under the leadership of George Fry, joined the New Brunswick Community College
New Brunswick Community College
The New Brunswick Community College is a community college. The enabling legislation is the New Brunswick Community Colleges Act ..-Campus:There are campuses in:#Miramichi,#Moncton,#Saint John,#St...
system (NBCC), and expanded its curriculum to include design disciplines.
Michael Maynard was appointed Director in 2007 following the resignation of Principal Robert Kavanagh, and is leading the College through a major transformation process. In 2010, following recommendations related to The Action Plan for Transformation of Post-Secondary Education in New Brunswick, the College left NBCC, remaining within the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (New Brunswick)
The Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour is a department in the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with "ensuring the New Brunswick workforce is competitive by making strategic investments in people through innovative programs, services and partnerships." It has...
, but with a new mandate as a provincial centre of artistic and creative excellence. This designation and vision for a larger, more comprehensive college of the visual arts, has resulted in expanded facilities, new programs, new Canadian and international partnerships, new Continuing Education options, and significant enrolment growth.
Programs
- Bachelor of Applied Arts
- Certificate – Foundation Visual Arts
- Diploma – Aboriginal Visual Arts
- Diploma - Ceramics
- Diploma - Jewellery and Metal Arts
- Diploma - Fibre Arts
- Diploma – Fashion
- Diploma - Textile Design
- Diploma – Graphic Design
- Diploma - Integrated Media
- Diploma – Photography
- Graduate Studies